Bristol City suffered a first home defeat of the season with their 12 match unbeaten run brought to a shuddering halt on Saturday.

Leeds United's 0-3 win at Ashton Gate also saw referee Oliver Langford dish out a red card for Matty Taylor late in the game.

Head coach Lee Johnson has already explained that the Robins will appeal the decision and he also gave a rundown on all the club's missing players as City made five changes for the visit of the Whites on Saturday.

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"Nathan Baker tried a trick in training, which is silly from a centre-half, and jarred his left foot in the ground. He opened up his medial ligament - it's a grade one medial so he'll be out for 7-14 days," explained Johnson.

"Korey Smith, as you know, pulled his hamstring in his last game so had to withdrawn. He hasn't pulled it but there is nerve damage giving him the feeling that it's tight and going to go.

"It was impossible for him to play [against Leeds].

Matt Taylor and Gaetano Berardi clash

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"Jamie Paterson, the poor lad, has been in hospital on a drip for the last three or four days. He picked up a really bad bug and lost three or four kilos in weight, which he can't afford to lose because he's so small and slight.

"He's been on the unfortunate end of a really bad bug," explained Johnson of his chief creative midfielder.

"He's out now. He's back in Coventry being looked after by his aunt. It's a case of him getting some weight back on and getting rid of this bug," he explained.

Cauley Woodrow

Meanwhile, Cauley Woodrow and Jonathan Leko are unable to play against Crystal Palace due to being cup-tied from playing earlier in the competition and Matty Taylor may now face a ban after his straight red card from the defeat to Leeds, although the club will appeal this.

However, Eros Pisano is close to returning following a knee complaint and Milan Djuric successfully played 45 minutes for the under-23s on Friday.

Johnson confirmed that he will field his strongest side that he can put out on Tuesday in the Carabao Cup fourth round.

Milan Djuric looks on as Bristol City return to training (Image: Robbie Stephenson/JMP)

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"I believe in the squad. It's more for me about ticking the boxes: have we got the height, can we match the markers, have we got speed, have we got someone who can unlock a door, have we got energy in the middle?

"It's more about putting together a team who will be effective on that particular day."

Bristol City face Crystal Palace at home on Tuesday evening for a place in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.